TPS Naiset
| Turun Palloseura Naiset | |
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| City | Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland |
| League | Naisten Liiga |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Home arena | Impivaaran jäähalli |
| Colours | Black, white |
| Head coach | Matti Tähkäpää |
| Captain | Elina Heikkinen |
| Affiliate | Jää-Kotkat Uusikaupunki (UJK) |
| Website | tps-juniorit.net |
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Turun Palloseura Naiset or TPS Naiset is the representative women's ice hockey team of Turun Palloseura (TPS), a multi-sport club based in Turku, Southwest Finland. The team has played in the Naisten Liiga, Finland’s premier women's ice hockey league, since gaining promotion in the 2018–19 season. Prior to promotion, TPS played in the Naisten Mestis and Naisten Suomi-sarja leagues. Their home arena is Impivaara Ice Hall (Finnish: Impivaaran jäähalli) in Turku.
Season-by-season results
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by TPS Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists); Mestis Q = Mestis qualifiers
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| Finish | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | |||
| 2015–16 | Mestis Q | 4th (lohko 3) |
8 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 20 | 60 | 5 |  H. Brofelt 6 (2+4)
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| Suomi-sarja | 4th | 12 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 4 | 47 | 38 | 13 | S. Seppälä 11 (6+5)
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Third place in Naisten Suomi-sarja Final Four | |
| 2016–17 | Mestis Q | 5th (lohko 4) |
12 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 6 | 30 | 39 | 9 | P. Koskinen 15 (11+4)
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| Suomi-sarja | 1st | 10 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 58 | 13 | 18 | P. Koskinen 32 (18+14)
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Fourth place in Naisten Mestis Final Four | |
| 2017–18 | Mestis | 1st | 30 | 22 | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | 84 | 30 | 72 | M. Otamo 00 (00+00)
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Promoted to Naisten Liiga |
| 2018–19 | Liiga | 7th | 30 | 10 | 1 | – | 0 | 19 | 71 | 162 | 32 | S. Tapani 00 (00+00)
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Saved in relegation |
| 2019–20 | Liiga | 9th | 30 | 5 | 4 | – | 2 | 19 | 61 | 110 | 25 | U. Udeh 23 (18+5)
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Relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Players and personnel
2020–21 roster
Current team staff
- Head coach: Matti Tähkäpää
- Assistant coach: Kai Ortio
- Assistant coach: Tom Seipell
- Goaltending coach: Juho Santanen
- Video coach: Nico-Joonas Tuominen
- Team manager: Pekka Elo
- Equipment managers: Benny Karlsson & Juho Lehtisalo
Team captaincy history
- Hanna Karelius, 2002–03 I-divisioona & 2003–04
- Noora Sirvö, 2014–15 Mestis
- Jenni Jokinen, 2015–16 Mestis
- Casandra Roine, 2016–2018 Mestis
- Juulia Salonen, 2018–19
- Minni Lehtopelto, 2019–20
- Elina Heikkinen, 2020–present
Head coaches
- Jorma Valtonen, 2002–2004
- Mika Järvinen, 2004–05
- Timo Tuomi, 2014–2016
- Hanna Karelius, 2016–2018
- Matti Tähkäpää, 2019–present
Notable alumni
Years active with TPS listed alongside players' names.[4]
Carlotta Clodi, 2019–20
Monika Enberg, 2007–2010 & 2011–12
Amel Gaily, 2009–2013- Marika Jestoi, 1991–1996
- Hanna Karelius, 1999–2006 & 2012–2014
- Olka Penttilä, 2010–2012
Carlotta Regine, 2019–20- Titta Ruohonen, 1999–2000, 2002–2008 & 2013–2015
- Mia Sakström, 1999–2005
- Noora Sirvö, 2007–08 & 2010–2015
- Heidi Tallqvist, 2005–2010
- Susanna Tapani, 2018–19
- Nina Tikkinen, 2001–2005
References
- ^ "Kokoonpano: TPS - Naisten Liiga, alkusarja". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. June 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Liiga (W) - TPS, 2020-2021 Roster". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "TPS Juniorijääkiekko ry - Naiset - Joukkue". tps-juniorit.net (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for TPS - Liiga (W)". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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External links
- Official team website (in Finnish)
- Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com and Hockeyarchives.info (in French)